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About Sela Village

Sela is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 11 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,273 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sela village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 3.89 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 11
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,273
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sela compares

By the 2011 count Sela is the 192nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 3.89 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Sela

Sela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sela from other places

Sela lies about 24 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 60 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sela
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 24 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 60 km

Villages closest to Sela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Munsiari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sela

As per the Census of India 2011, Sela village had a population of 25. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Sela village has 11 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sela has about 1273 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Sela is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sela covers 3.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sela falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sela is Kathgodam, about 60 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sela.

Sela is about 24 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sela is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 24 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sela Chital (under 2 km), Bindi (2.5 km) and Dobari Narki (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sela today is likely to be higher.

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